After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 687 One flower alone does not make spring; a hundred flowers blooming together make a garden full of spring.

"This is the list." Zhang Wei placed a list in front of Li Mingyang, then walked to the other side of the conference table.

I sat down next to Zeng Jia.

A brief silence fell over the meeting room as everyone waited for Li Mingyang to announce the list.

There are fifteen people at tonight's meeting besides Li Mingyang.

They are Zhang Wei, Lao Wu, Xiao Ye, A Huo, Bai Bin, Qiao Shan, Da Peng, Xiao Shenyang, Zeng Jia, Yang Tianzhen, Zheng Dalong, Cao Manman, Xiao Yang, Wang Taili, and Guo Fan.

These people are key executives at Bouquet Entertainment.

Professional managers, behind-the-scenes staff, producers, actors, directors, singers, agents—the professions are diverse, and their approaches are also different.

Li Mingyang looked at the list in his hand and glanced at the people sitting in a row opposite him.

The list was prepared the day before yesterday, and Zhang Wei was notified according to the list.

Tonight's meeting is mainly about announcing the management team of the Bouquet Group.

"Before announcing the list, I have a few things to say." Li Mingyang placed the list on the table, his eyes behind his sunglasses sweeping over the crowd.

"The management of Bouquet Group mainly assists me in managing Bouquet Entertainment, which is an additional task... Regarding everyone's stock options, they are only related to performance and not to management... I know that everyone here is very busy, and I don't want anyone to drop out halfway. Only those who are confident in persevering can enter the management team."

Zhang Wei was writing something down with a blank expression.

Upon hearing this, the others immediately understood Li Mingyang's meaning: this management team focused on management, which had nothing to do with stock option gains.

But if they quit, everyone felt they would lose something, so after a brief silence, everyone said they would persevere and work hard without complaint.

“Since you all think it’s acceptable, then I’ll announce the list.” Li Mingyang paused, then suddenly laughed: “Let’s make this clear first, you can only be kicked out by me, you can’t resign voluntarily.”

"Brother Li, don't worry, I, Da Peng, am your loyal dog. Whatever you ask me to do, I'll do it." Da Peng said without any shame.

"Yes, yes!!" Xiao Shenyang echoed, his face full of a fawning smile.

Although the Spider Cave was taken back by the conglomerate, Lee Myung-yang did not mistreat the two of them, giving each of them 100 billion won!
Xiao Shenyang followed Zhao Dashan for so many years, and even at the height of his fame, he never earned that much money!

"Director Li, please announce it quickly. I won't be a deserter," Yang Tianzhen said.

"Houhua Entertainment should have been shut down a long time ago; there are so many ungrateful people there!" Zeng Jia said.

"They're not very capable, but they have quite a temper," Wang Taili said with a chuckle.

"What if we can't manage both while making a movie?" Guo Fan asked the question he most wanted to ask.

This is also the issue that directors are most concerned about.

“We are a team, we need to help each other and stick together as one. Don’t worry about doing more or less, everything we do is for the group.” Li Mingyang said as he twisted the list in front of him into a bundle.

Seeing this, Zhang Wei knew that Li Mingyang was about to change his mind.

Just as she suspected, Li Mingyang changed his mind; instead of cutting or adding people, he added five more!
Song Duyuan and Li Xiucheng were expected.

Han Jianu is only good because of her father.

Zhou Liang and Xia Yuhe surprised everyone.

"I disagree."

All eyes turned to Wu Zhikui, who was leading the opposition.

“You have no right to disagree,” Li Mingyang shook his head and said, “I’m the one who makes the decisions at Bouquet Group. You just need to do as I say.”

Wu Zhikui, who was sitting opposite Li Mingyang, glanced at the other people on his left and right.

"Everyone here has been with you all this way. We are not related by blood, nor are we relatives, let alone godbrothers and godmothers... We came together because of our dreams. I don't know about others, but at least that's what I think... We shouldn't break this rule. What is a family business like? Bouquet Hotel is the best example."

"What if I insist on doing that?" Li Mingyang interlaced his fingers, resting them on his chin, and said coldly.

It was only at this point that the others discovered Li Mingyang's new list without consulting Wu Zhikui.

“Then I’ll step down from management. Yes, Bouquet Entertainment has big problems, but you can’t deny that every now and then a few outstanding people will emerge! If you’re running a family business, I can tell you very clearly that people with dreams will not work for a family business.”

"You've grown wings now, huh..."

"Um... I have something to say." Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Xiao Ye quickly raised her hand and said.

"explain……"

"Boss... what do you think of your reputation?"

"..."

"It's terrible, isn't it? You're disloyal, unjust, and unfilial... Your reputation is already so bad, and the Koreans are still using you like a used tool... Have you ever thought about why we still follow you without hesitation?"

Xiao Ye's words left Li Mingyang speechless for a moment.

Xiao Ye sighed, "Actually, the company's development to this point is all thanks to daydreaming, following your unrealistic dreams... When things prevent everyone from dreaming, the dreams are gone, and the soul is gone too."

"As long as I am here, the bouquet will remain."

“If you were content with a small corner of the world, what you said would be true… You would have been financially independent three years ago, so why are you working so hard now…” Xiao Ye said with a wry smile.

Everyone immediately thought of Li Mingyang's Asian streaming plan!

This outlandish plan has utterly shattered the common sense of the Chinese people! It has destroyed the worldviews of countless individuals!
“Actually, I’ve wanted to quit for a long time. I can’t find any joy in life.” Xiao Ye raised her head, her eyes shining with reminiscence. “My desires are low. I don’t have the same ambitions as the boss. I also hate trouble… Every time I see the boss, I tell myself that people should have dreams.”

"Actually, I still don't know what my dream is..."

"But I know what the boss's dream is, so I take your dream as my own."

"Whether it's fame, bouquets, or Pangu, there are many, many people who share my thoughts..."

"Many people feel that... leaving you is irresponsible. If we leave, how will you face so many enemies?"

"You don't actually trust anyone anymore..."

"But I still believe in you. Even if I get kicked out in the future, at least I haven't yet. I'm still fighting alongside my boss, my idol."

……

Actually, Li Mingyang didn't want to put his godmother into the management team; he wanted to put Zhou Liang into the management team.

He will also put Zhang Hai into the management team in the future.

Zhang Hai's current performance is not good enough for management; he's just a team leader in his behind-the-scenes team.

Regardless of whether the two will change their relationship.

In his previous life, his fame was built on the help of two people.

If he could, he hoped to go with them, with his old friends, to fulfill that unrealistic dream.

What is national is also international!
Using a renowned model, we will build an aircraft carrier that embodies national culture and set sail.

Xiao Ye's words made Li Mingyang realize something.

Regrets of the past should not become regrets of the present.

He can't keep thinking that internal stability must come before external resistance...

It chilled everyone's hearts.

He can't keep thinking that the higher-ups will help him...

He's in line, and he doesn't know when it will be his turn.

He can't keep thinking about using trading to achieve his dreams...

Trading is part of it, but not the whole thing!

"Zhou Liang and my godmother will not be promoted to management, and everyone else will remain the same. Who objects?"

No one objected.

Li Mingyang tapped his fingers rapidly on the table for over a minute before revealing his plan.

Close the country off from the world!

He wants to do his own thing!

The Wolf Pack Plan was a complete failure!
Those people shouldn't have been let go!
Although the "Wolf Pack Project" injected a lot of fresh blood into the mainland film and television industry and promoted the domestic film industry, after a brief period of promotion, it led to collusion with the corrupt.

It didn't have a significant impact on the domestic film industry. Some actors faded into obscurity, some went to work behind the scenes in film and television companies or studios, and some went to iQiyi, Youku, Tencent Video, Sohu, LeTV, and Ku6 to produce original dramas, which they did quite well.

If these people had stayed, mentoring new talent, Bouquet Entertainment's self-produced dramas would have already reached a new level.

It's all Shirahama's fault.

Beautiful women bring disaster; their lies mislead the public...

He shouldn't have listened, so Li Mingyang prepared to close the door again!

This provoked opposition from most people.

Bouquet Entertainment primarily operates behind the scenes and lacks the internal capability to create high-quality dramas.

Bouquet Entertainment's many high-quality dramas are actually produced in collaboration with other companies.

The biggest losers from the closure are Bouquet Entertainment's leading studios.

"Bouquet Entertainment has a total of eleven studios, but only three are actually decent. I gave these eleven studios three days to poach people from Bouquet Entertainment, then have them leave Bouquet Entertainment and cooperate on a film contract basis, with each studio responsible for its own profits and losses."

Li Mingyang tapped the table and said in a deep voice.

“Director Li, this is not what we originally agreed on.” Zheng Dalong waved his hand and said, “Profits and losses on your own? You are the major shareholder of my studio, and you handle the finances and legal affairs. I don’t agree to this.”

“The shares can be redistributed, and I’m willing to sell,” Li Mingyang said.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Dalong immediately realized that this was an opportunity.

Back then, Li Mingyang spent 100 million yuan to collaborate with Zheng Dalong on "Empresses in the Palace". Afterwards, Zheng Dalong earned more than 30 million yuan, plus a bonus of 20 million yuan.

How much Li Mingyang earned from "Empresses in the Palace" remains a mystery.

According to calculations from mainland China, the online broadcasting rights for "Empresses in the Palace" sold for a staggering 3000 million yuan back then.

The initial round of satellite launch, plus subsequent rounds two, three, and multiple rounds, totaled over 3 million yuan. They made a killing.

What cannot be calculated is overseas.

Overseas revenue has always been kept secret by Bouquet Entertainment.

Zheng Dalong always felt that he hadn't earned enough and had sold at a loss.

He had long since given up on cooperating with Li Mingyang and wanted to start his own company.

Five TV series in five years back then, plus actor fees, one-time sales commissions, stock incentives, and additional copyright agreements, were no longer enough to satisfy his appetite.

However, Li Mingyang is the major shareholder of Zheng Dalong's studio, and the three major projects he works on are signed with the studio.

He can't get away until the three major projects are completed.

Now that he has the opportunity to take back the studio's shares, Zheng Dalong is getting ambitious.

After the meeting, he waited until everyone else had left before discussing the shareholding with Li Mingyang.

"Director Li, how many shares are you planning to sell?" Zheng Dalong asked directly.

“I own 60%, how much do you want to buy?” Li Mingyang asked with a smile, handing Zheng Dalong a cigarette and lighting it for him.

Zheng Dalong took a drag on his cigarette and said cautiously, "20."

"How much?" Li Mingyang offered Zheng Dalong another cigarette.

Zheng Dalong took the cigarette, lit it himself, shifted to a more comfortable sitting position, thought for a while, and then said, "3000 million..."

Li Mingyang laughed out loud, slapped the table and said, "Director Zheng, your quote is a bit speechless. What's the state of the Chinese entertainment industry right now? Internet capital is pouring in like crazy, there's gold everywhere. Your price is too conservative!"

Currently, the cost of one episode of a period drama in the Chinese entertainment industry is around one million, close to two million.

A typical 30-episode period drama costs around 60 million yuan to produce.

The more episodes there are, the more outrageous the price becomes.

Zheng Dalong, as the director of the phenomenal hit drama "Empresses in the Palace," was at the height of his fame.

Zheng Dalong is not a businessman and is not very good at doing business.

This is why, even though his films had incredibly high ratings and he had a good reputation, they often failed to sell well and resulted in significant financial losses.

Not knowing how to do business doesn't mean you lack the ambition to have capital.

He has starred in so many hit TV series.

Back then, Li Mingyang didn't expect Zheng Dalong to be so easily fooled; he fell right into the trap.

They acquired the full copyright to "Empresses in the Palace" for just 1 million yuan!
Zheng Dalong wants to take back 20% of his studio's shares, worth 3000 million yuan. If Gong Yu knew about this price, he would probably laugh his head off.

Zheng Dalong underestimated himself.

Gong Yu prepared a signing fee of 200 million yuan to secure Zheng Dalong's signature.

"Director Li, what do you think is a reasonable price? Name your price," Zheng Dalong said with a smile.

"How about this, 60 million, I'll return 60% to you."

Cough!

Zheng Dalong was so surprised that he choked on the smoke, which brought tears to his eyes. He only recovered after taking a sip of tea.

"Director Li, we've always had a great time working together. I'm not the kind of person who forgets kindness... 50 million, 50%."

Zheng Dalong didn't want to distance himself from Li Mingyang. The entertainment industry was a bit complicated right now, and he was worried about being scammed. This 10% was like protection money.

However, Li Mingyang had already made up his mind, and Zheng Dalong's most valuable asset was the Legend of Zhen Huan.

Having Zhen Huan Zhuan is enough.

Zheng Dalong is actually not very suitable to stay at Bouquet Entertainment.

He lacks the ability to mentor newcomers.

Bouquet Entertainment didn't have anything he particularly needed.

The money he earned from staying at Bouquet Entertainment and filming dramas did nothing to help Li Mingyang's grand ambitions.

Zheng Dalong is from the Beijing circle, but because he associates with me, he has become increasingly distant from it.

Li Mingyang hopes he will return to the Beijing entertainment circle.

Only Zheng Dalong from the Beijing entertainment circle can bring more benefits to Huashu Entertainment.

“With the huge success of ‘Empresses in the Palace,’ there’s been a lot of gossip going around. People are saying I tricked you and sold you out. There are all sorts of things being said, but nothing good,” Li Mingyang said.

"Those are just the words of petty people. Director Li is a righteous man," Zheng Dalong said insincerely.

"So I'll stand by you to the end! I'll give the studio back to you so you can have a deeper collaboration with iQiyi. I can't fulfill the promises iQiyi made to you."

"Director Li, you know everything..."

"I don't know, I'm just guessing... Gong Yu and I are just superficial brothers, all pretense and mutual exploitation."

"..."

"Director Zheng, don't take it personally. I've always considered you one of my own. Otherwise, I wouldn't have given the studio back to you and brought you into the management of the Bouquet Group."

Zheng Dalong thought about it and nodded, feeling that Li Mingyang was truly loyal and a trustworthy friend!

"Actually... it's not just Director Zheng. I plan to push all the studios of Bouquet Entertainment out and sell the shares to everyone so that everyone can create freely without being burdened by Bouquet."

"To be honest, Bouquet Entertainment has also been dragged down by me. I have too many enemies. Bouquet Entertainment has been suffering from the malice of the entertainment industry, and many people have not received the recognition they deserve."

"A single flower does not make spring, but a hundred flowers blooming together make a garden full of spring!"

"I hope that everyone in the Bouquet Group can bloom in their best and most beautiful form."

Zheng Dalong remained silent for a long time. He felt that he was really too despicable. He actually doubted, resented, questioned, and wanted to leave Director Li for the sake of money.

He is very ashamed!

“Director Li, I don’t really care about the number of shares. I just want to take back control of the studio. How about this, I’ll offer 20 million and take back 11%… I know you’re being suppressed by overseas capital and urgently need money, otherwise you wouldn’t have sold my studio shares back to me. I’ll go back and discuss it with my wife. Instead of investing in real estate, why not invest in Director Li!”

What the hell!

That's a bit too much sentimentality... Who asked you to invest? I'm not short of money!
……

Li Mingyang's original intention was to get rid of the company's most outstanding group of people, who were also a bunch of troublemakers.

Travel light!

But Zheng Dalong's sudden change of heart left Li Mingyang speechless.

Left with no other choice, he had to confess his intentions to Zheng Dalong.

When Zheng Dalong heard that Li Mingyang's intention was to cut off all the best people in the bouquet, he was stunned.

"Director Li, what kind of operation is this? Shouldn't you keep the best ones and get rid of the worst ones?"

Li Mingyang shook his head and said, "Mediocre people are the majority, and outstanding people are only a minority. I can't possibly hire thousands of people at once..."

"Director Li! Sometimes you can't be too soft-hearted. I think firing all those people wouldn't be a problem. Although film and television creation is a collective effort, the quality of the content is in the hands of a few."

Zheng Dalong said meaningfully.

This suggestion was for him to fire most of the people, keep a small elite group, and start over.

This is the most common talent selection mechanism in all industries.

But Li Mingyang had already made up his mind.

From the moment he loosened restrictions and recruited extras and laymen into the entertainment industry, he intended to take a completely different path from the current state of the Chinese entertainment industry.

He wants to create his own industrialized short dramas!
Short dramas started as electronic pickled vegetables, and with the influx of capital, the content has become more refined and industrialized.

Short dramas have become a cross-generational cultural phenomenon that integrates cultural tourism, intangible cultural heritage, and e-commerce.

While traditional film and television still rely on "director's intuition," short dramas have entered the "data-driven" era.

By focusing on internal competition, quality, and speed, we aim to deliver a devastating blow to the global film and television industry!

Its terrifying influence, explosive power, and replicability have broken down barriers in the world's cultural sphere, reaping huge profits worldwide.

The ultimate battleground for short dramas is the struggle for cultural discourse power.

In 2024, the market size of short dramas at Southeast University reached 500 billion yuan, surpassing the 425 billion yuan box office of movies, while the global potential market reached hundreds of billions of US dollars.

Behind this "dimensional reduction attack" lies the 2000 IP reserves of 30 million online writers at Southeast University, as well as the industrialized production capacity of "shooting 100 pages of scripts in 8 days".

Li Mingyang's biggest bargaining chip in the competition for the head of Tencent Video is the global strategy of Dongda Short Drama Culture!

Tokyo University short drama meets global narrative.

This content revolution, orchestrated by technology, capital, and culture, is writing the next "Netflix-style" global myth.

To break through the cultural blockade imposed by the West and the attacks from overseas capital, developing short dramas based at the University of Tokyo is the most effective approach.

Domestic TV dramas and movies don't have that much influence, making it difficult for them to go global.

There is something that few people know, even those in the know.

That means Dongda University's short dramas and Korean dramas are from the same school...

In the future, 80% of the content of Korean dramas will be based on Dongda Web Novels, but this will not infringe on copyrights because the Korean side has purchased the copyright libraries of many online novel platforms in mainland China.

The origin of Dongda short dramas is Xiaobaiwen (a type of short story).

The Crooked-Mouthed Dragon King, a show-off who gets slapped in the face, a master of dissecting outlines, a Frankenstein's monster.

The one that has been popularized is a terrible combination.

……

(End of this chapter)